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On-one got a slagging in my LBS!
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BillyBull - Member
Does every post doubting on ones pass 100? I can't be arsed to check. But this does seam to sometimes be the on one appreciation society. Christ there will be a food of them on the classifieds once the shed stuff starts.
I think you described them as either On Oneists or Brantists last time we talked on the matter
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But isn't it the non-Brantists/On-Oneists that end up pushing the thread count up?
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PJay - Six of one, half a dozen of the other. If On-One (or any bike manufactuer for that matter) owners were truely happy with their purchase they wouldn't feel the need to daisy chain each other to affirm their purchase nor worry what others felt about them. See, 'threads by folk on here whinging about what WhatMBUKSingleMBRworld mag said about their purchase' for proof (if it were needed) about how precious some of the little dears on here get. Its just a bike. Are folk happy or so insecure that you need a fellow forumite to whip one off the wrist for them in order to appease the demons of doubt that linger after purchase? If its option 'b' then a life may be required before further interaction with the human race is attempted, less they get upset and hide in their room until Mum calls them down for tea.
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paulsaxo - what would you know you roadie!!!
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Coolhandluke - Member
I have found that LBS's do often talk through their ar5e though so won't be too upset if they slagged off On One's. Its hardly professional of them is it?
Hi Coolhandluke,
I feel that you have not read all the comments, I think the thread should have read "customer advised on steel framed bikes shocker by LBS", the guy who done the advising has not even responded to the thread, apart from buzz-lightyear no one including myself was there whilst the conversation took place and yet LBS's are still getting a slatting! As discussed with nukeproof earlier in the thread you are crittisizing ALL LBS's from experiances from one or two shops you have been in that would be like me knocking ALL bike brands from just one dodgy bike?
p.s. I would love to have an on-one or and MTB as at the mo I have had to sale my bike to pay the mortgage, will be back on the trails though as soon as things get better, will just have to appriciate the last 15 years I have enjoyed out on the trails - nuff said!Posted 3 years ago # -
you are crittisizing ALL LBS's from experiances from one or two shops you have been
Didn't think I was actually nor other posters. I was critising some LBSs which I been in, and had had experience of, for slating products they've not even tried which, from OP's original post, sounded like what your colleague was doing. The product in this case was irrelevant, it was more to do with LBSs giving opinions on products they have not actually tried. I know some excellent LBSs and I am certainly not aniti-LBS.
Thought we had finished there as had agreed it would not be fair to judge Bike City on one experience but clearly this thread needs to be dragged out some more
Seriously, good luck with the business Jason.
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S&J, I was being a bit tounge in cheek there. I only really got involved in the post to support Bike City as I think my bike was the one in question. I do like my On-One, but it could be better (I'd prefer the less wide, less prone to chainsuck damage chainstays of the old DN6s for a start) so I hope that I'm not forever praising them. For the money though I reckon they're good bikes.
If we all suddendly stopped having opinions about bikes though I reckon Singletrack to seize up!
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there's no way i'm reading all that but maybe it's because on-ones are over hyped mass produced tat
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on-ones are over hyped mass produced tat
But hyped by who?
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A cynical person might say "your mates in the media". Luckily I'm not cynical and realise, as said earlier, there are only so many ways to bodge some pipes into a bicycle frame shaped object. If you can combine that with low prices and sprinkle with a sense of buying into a quirky British country then it'll do well in these fair isles.
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i like how you pick up on the hype thing brant but not the 'mass produced tat' comment!
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"your mates in the media"
But really, on-one reviews? features? In the media? I don't think there was every very much.
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[Sorry, I just can't resist]
I've seen several reviews of on-ones in mags. They are liked by the reviewers, but don't always win against other low-cost HTs. Do you think they are in collusion with Brant? - rubbish, I'm sure they are reasonably genuine opinions of very experienced bike journalists.
Of course the frames are mass-produced in-expensively in Thailand, you didn't imagine they were like Curtis frames did you? And unless you're riding a UK fabricated bike you can't complain about that.
Anyway, I've read enough support for these frames to put one on my shortlist.
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BTW. "Slagging"
From the freredictionary.com: "Slag something or someone off (Slang) criticize, abuse, malign, slam, insult, mock, slate, slang, deride, berate, slander, diss"
I don't think me using this word in the title misrepresents what was said.
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BTW. "Slagging"
From the freredictionary.com" Slag something or someone off (Slang) criticize, abuse, malign, slam, insult, mock, slate, slang, deride, berate, slander, diss"
I don't think me using this word in the title misrepresents what was said.
I also used freredictionary.com (sic) it simply reported:
buzz-lightyear :- Attention seeking drama queen who openly admits 'sexing up' thread title and content to encourage readership
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Of course the frames are mass-produced in-expensively in Thailand
It's a lovely idea, but it's Taiwan, not Thailand
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